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1994 studio album by The Kelly Family

Over the Hump
Studio album by The Kelly Family
Released 26 August 1994
Recorded 1994
Studio Sound Studio N(Cologne, Germany)
Genre Poppop rockfolk
Length 49:46
Label KEL-Life
Producer Dan KellyMike Ungefehr (exec.)Kathy KellyHartmut Pfannmüller
The Kelly Family chronology
The Very Best Over 10 Years(1993) Over the Hump(1994) Christmas for All(1995)

Over the Hump is the eighth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Co-produced by Hartmut Müller and Kathy Kelly and recorded at the Sound Studio N in Cologne, it was released on 26 August 1994 throughout most of Europe. The album reached number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, resulting in the group's breakthrough in German-speaking Europe after years of minor successful studio and live releases. It peaked at 17 in their native Ireland and also entered the top 30 in the Netherlands, Norway and Spain and sold more than 1.8 million copies within the first five months of its release.[1]

Over the Hump eventually sold more than 2.25 million copies in Germany alone, making it one of the biggest-selling albums of German origin to date.[2] It produced the band's first number-one hit single, "An Angel", and yielded three further top twenty singles "Why Why Why", "Roses of Red" and "First Time". In 2019, The Kelly Family produced the studio album 25 Years Later to commemorate with the release of Over the Hump.[3]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Why Why Why" (lead vocals: Joey, Paddy) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:33
2. "Father's Nose" (lead vocals: Kathy) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:18
3. "First Time" (lead vocals: Patricia) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 4:14
4. "Baby Smile" (lead vocals: Barby) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:36
5. "Cover the Road" (lead vocals: Jimmy) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:59
6. "She's Crazy" (lead vocals: Barby) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:40
7. "Ares qui" (lead vocals: Paddy, Kathy, Jimmy) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:49
8. "Key to My Heart" (lead vocals: Paddy, Joey) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy KellyDan Kelly 2:57
9. "Roses of Red" (lead vocals: Maite) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:46
10. "Once in a While" (lead vocals: Angelo) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 2:52
11. "Break Free" (lead vocals: Barby) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 2:37
12. "An Angel" (lead vocals: Paddy, Angelo) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:44
13. "The Wolf" (lead vocals: Joey) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:25
14. "Santa Maria" (lead vocals: Johnny, Angelo) The Kelly Family Hartmut PfannmüllerKathy Kelly 3:07

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[4]

Instruments and performances

Johann Daansen – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards Angelo Kelly – vocals, drums Barby Kelly – vocals, guitar, perkusie, conga, tamburina Jimmy Kelly – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussions, accordion Joey Kelly – vocals, electric guitar John Kelly – vocals, acoustic guitar, drums Kathy Kelly – vocals, piano, keyboards, accordion, hurdy gurdy Maite Kelly – vocals Paddy Kelly – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, drums, keyboards, flute Patricia Kelly – vocals, bombo Hartmut Pfannmüller – drums

Technical and production

Album producers: Dan Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Paddy Kelly Executive producers: Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr Writing: The Kelly Family Recording: Günther Kasper Mastering: Radu Marinescu, Pfannmüller Mixing: Pfannmüller Mixing assistance: Kathy Kelly, Ungefehr Photography: Thomas Stachelhaus Hairstyling: Uschi Ries Cover design: Dan Kelly and so.wie?.so!
Chart performance for Over the Hump Chart (1994–2020) Peakposition Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 24 European Albums (IFPI)[7] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 1 Year-end chart performance for Over the Hump Chart (1994) Position European Albums (IFPI)[12] 97 Chart (1995) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 76 European Albums (IFPI)[15] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1 Chart (1996) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 47
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